----- Original Message ----- From: "TechRocks Support digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "support digest recipients" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 10:00 PM Subject: support digest: March 28, 2002
> TechRocks ebase Support list digest > ----------------------------------- > SUPPORT Digest for Thursday, March 28, 2002. > > 1. Obtaining copies of older Ebase versions/documentation > 2. blank e-mails? > 3. ebase 1 vs. 2 > 4. Re: ebase 1 vs. 2 > 5. Mapping legacy data fields > 6. Re: Mapping legacy data fields > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Obtaining copies of older Ebase versions/documentation > From: Larry Bednar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:20:29 -0800 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > To all, > > I THINK I sent a message on this topic a few days ago... at least I don't > recall seeing a response, so thought I'd try again... > > The Ebase user's group here in Portland is attempting to put together an > Ebase "resource" CD containing (at least) versions of earlier incarnations > of Ebase together with the associated documentation. It seemed this might > be helpful to folks who accidentally corrupt their database, lose their > documentation for their older version of Ebase, lose their original > "installation" file, etc. > > Can anyone tell me how I can get this information about earlier versions of > Ebase? > > Especially, can I get this from an "official" source before I start > querying for provision of these materials from other users? > > Thanks much. > > ************************************************************** > Larry F. Bednar > Consulting in Statistics, Quality, Data Management > Portland, OR 503.493.8542 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************** > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: blank e-mails? > From: "Sue Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:43:28 -0600 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > We are having a problem with the email output function of ebase. When we > send out action alerts to our list, some people get blank emails. The > subject line is complete, the footer that tell the reader it was sent by > ebase is there, but all the text between the subject line and the footer > is blank. The same people get the blank emails each time we send the > emails. Another curious thing is that when we look at Outlook Express (the > email program that Ebase sends the message through) it looks as if the > email went out complete and normal. One person suggested it might be > people who use Macs can't view it. Can this be the problem? Has anyone > else experienced this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: ebase 1 vs. 2 > From: Rachel Walden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:46:15 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > <html> > I'm interested in whether any groups who had heavily customized versions > of ebase 1 are planning to or have made the switch to version 2. > <br>-- > <p><b><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>Rachel Walden</font></font></font></b> > <br><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>Communications > Coordinator</font></font></font> > <br><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>Southern Alliance > for Clean Energy</font></font></font> > <br><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>PO Box 1842 > Knoxville, TN 37901</font></font></font> > <br><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>Phone: 865-637-6055 > or 1-866-522-SACE (toll-free)</font></font></font> > <br><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>Fax: 865-524-4479</font></font></font> > <br><font face="arial"><font color="#6699CC"><font size=+0>Web: <a href="http://www.cleanenergy.org";>www.cleanenergy.org</a></font></font></fon t> ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- </html> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: ebase 1 vs. 2 > From: Jeff Hobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:02:37 -0800 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > --=====================_3788960==_.ALT > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > We customized our ebase 1.03 and are not planning on switching to ver 2 at > this point, for a few reasons: > - ver 1.03 works well enough for our purposes (we're used to its > limitations and how to work around them) > - staff are just starting to get comfortable with 1.03, including our > customizations, and we don't have the time & energy to retrain them on ver 2 > - we don't have the person-power to plan the programming/data transfer > needed to replicate our customizations in ver 2 > - we're not early adopters; we figure we'll wait 'til all the bugs are > worked out and we hear about others' good experiences to consider switching > > Jeff > > > At 10:46 AM 3/28/02, Rachel Walden wrote: > >I'm interested in whether any groups who had heavily customized versions > >of ebase 1 are planning to or have made the switch to version 2. > >-- > > > >Rachel Walden > >Communications Coordinator > >Southern Alliance for Clean Energy > >PO Box 1842 Knoxville, TN 37901 > >Phone: 865-637-6055 or 1-866-522-SACE (toll-free) > >Fax: 865-524-4479 > >Web: <http://www.cleanenergy.org>www.cleanenergy.org ------------------ > >Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > >http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the > >email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --=====================_3788960==_.ALT > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > > <html> > We customized our ebase 1.03 and are not planning on switching to ver 2 > at this point, for a few reasons:<br> > - ver 1.03 works well enough for our purposes (we're used to its > limitations and how to work around them)<br> > - staff are just starting to get comfortable with 1.03, including our > customizations, and we don't have the time & energy to retrain them > on ver 2<br> > - we don't have the person-power to plan the programming/data transfer > needed to replicate our customizations in ver 2 <br> > - we're not early adopters; we figure we'll wait 'til all the bugs are > worked out and we hear about others' good experiences to consider > switching<br><br> > Jeff<br><br> > <br> > At 10:46 AM 3/28/02, Rachel Walden wrote:<br> > <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I'm interested in whether any > groups who had heavily customized versions of ebase 1 are planning to or > have made the switch to version 2. <br> > -- <br><br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC"><b>Rachel Walden</b></font> <br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC">Communications Coordinator</font> > <br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC">Southern Alliance for Clean Energy</font> <br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC">PO Box 1842 Knoxville, TN 37901</font> <br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC">Phone: 865-637-6055 or 1-866-522-SACE (toll-free)</font> <br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC">Fax: 865-524-4479</font> <br> > <font face="arial" color="#6699CC">Web: <a href="http://www.cleanenergy.org";>www.cleanenergy.org</a></font> ----------- ------- Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to <a href="http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support"; eudora="autourl">http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support</ a> and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, <a href="http://www.ebase.org/"; eudora="autourl">http://www.ebase.org</a> ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------- </blockquote> ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- </html> > > --=====================_3788960==_.ALT-- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Mapping legacy data fields > From: "Northeast Community Center" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 15:32:44 -0500 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > Another new user question here: > I've done a pretty good job cleaning up my legacy data, of which I have > three typical kinds: > > One person in household > Two people, same last name > Two people, different last names > > My legacy data has three columns: firstname, last name, and firstname2, > which is causing the problem. If person2 has the same last name as person > one, I just put their first name in firstname2; if they have a different > last name, I put both in firstname2. ebase interprets the latter scenario > fine, but the former scenario confuses it. Here's what happens. > > Firstname1 John - goes in to Name One, first name > Firstname2 Jane - goes into Name Two, LAST name! > lastname1 - Doe - goes into name One, Last name. > > Suggestions, anyone? > > Jenny Hansell > Executive Director > North East Community Center > Millerton NY > 518/789-4259 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Mapping legacy data fields > From: Matthew Scholtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:40:40 -0800 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > You didn't mention which version of ebase you're importing into here, or what type of file (Filemaker, text, Excel) your source data is. That info would help. > > Thanks, > Matthew > > At 03:32 PM 3/28/02 -0500, you wrote: > >Another new user question here: > >I've done a pretty good job cleaning up my legacy data, of which I have > >three typical kinds: > > > >One person in household > >Two people, same last name > >Two people, different last names > > > >My legacy data has three columns: firstname, last name, and firstname2, > >which is causing the problem. If person2 has the same last name as person > >one, I just put their first name in firstname2; if they have a different > >last name, I put both in firstname2. ebase interprets the latter scenario > >fine, but the former scenario confuses it. Here's what happens. > > > >Firstname1 John - goes in to Name One, first name > >Firstname2 Jane - goes into Name Two, LAST name! > >lastname1 - Doe - goes into name One, Last name. > > > >Suggestions, anyone? > > > >Jenny Hansell > >Executive Director > >North East Community Center > >Millerton NY > >518/789-4259 > > > > > >------------------ > >Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to > >http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > --- > You are currently subscribed to support as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
